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St Petersburg 9-18 July
Jewish Renaissance
runs tours particularly designed for subscribers, so participants
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JR readers
appear to be remarkably friendly people and nobody gets left
out. Our trips to Krakow, Morocco, Lithuania, and two to China,
were very successful with many friendships made. Here are
comments from participants in the most recent China trip:
The 2009 tour of "China with a Jewish
Flavour" was brilliantly organised by Mimi Rolbant with
excellent guides plus Professor Xu Xin, who is steeped in
Jewish learning. Twenty-three very different but all interesting
people made it happen. I was awed by the rapidity of China's
advance into the 21st century, delighted by the friendliness
of the ordinary people, moved by the growth of university
Jewish Studies initiated by Prof. Xu Xin and overwhelmed by
actually finding the tenement house in the Shanghai Hongkew
Ghetto where my father lived as a refugee from Nazi Germany
during WWII!
Ruth Barnett
Brenda and I would like to thank Mimi Rolbant
for organising and leading the trip. Prof Xu Xin provided
the unique bonus - the fascinating story of the Jews in China
It was a fabulous experience and truly the holiday of a lifetime.
So many wonderful impressions and memories. It has made such
an impact on us that we both still have China going through
our minds in our sleep every night. The
country, its people and their way of life (at least what we
saw of it)confounded all our preconceptions and we are now
real China fans.
Alan Nathan
Click
HERE for photos from the China 2009 trip
Using expert guides we visit the most important sites of Jewish interest
and, knowing that this might be participants only visit to the area, also
the most important places of general interest.
We always arrange contacts with the local Jewish community and it is
this that can be the most enjoyable part of the holiday.
We find most of our travellers do not require kosher catering and in
many areas this can be expensive and of variable quality, so no special
arrangements are made, but we do ensure that there is good availability
of vegetarian and fish meals. We also cater for those who do not wish
to travel on Shabbat and want to be able to walk to a synagogue service.
FORTHCOMING TOURS
St Petersburg 9 to 18 July 2010
Enjoy the glories of this wonderful city – as well as
the company of other JR
readers. We stay in a 4-star hotel close to the major sights:
the Hermitage, Nevsky Prospekt,
St Isaac’s Cathedral, Yusopov Palace, Peter and Paul
Fortress; take excursions to Peterhof, Pavlovsk and Tsarkoe
Selo palaces and visit the city’s two synagogues. A
train excursion to the ancient capital of Russ, Novgorod,
is being planned and a two-day extension to Moscow is available.
The tour will be led by Robin Michaelson,
who has taken groups previously to
St Petersburg (as well as the highly successful JR
tour to Lithuania), aided by the knowledgeable Elena, who
also has access to ballet and concert tickets.
Cost:
Around £1,000 per person including air travel from London,
excursions and bed and breakfast accommodation + £250
single room supplement.
Register your interest and find out more
from Robin Michaelson,
020 7625 5650, robinmichaelson@hotmail.com.
See also tours to Krakow/Auschwitz and
Vienna/Bratislava on www.jewishheritagetours.co.uk.
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